Improvement in fruit-jars



G. WILLIAMS.

Fruit Can. No. 59,699. Patented Noy. 13,1866:

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

Gr. WILLIAMS, OF WVEST MIDDLEBURG, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN FRUIT-JARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 59,699, dated November13, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GARRET WILLIAMS, of West Middleburg, in the countyof Logan and State of Ohio, have invented anew and Improved Fruit-Can;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents avertical cross-section taken on a plane indicated by the line no .r,Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan or top View.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This inventionrelates to such metal cans in which fruit or otherarticles are preserved to which no air should be admitted; and it hasfor its object the construction of a cap and the arrangement forsecuring the same to such a can in such a manner that no air can pass inwhen the cover is closed, that it may easily be opened and reclosed, andbe of a very simple and cheap construction.

The improvement consists in attaching to the cover of the can, intowhich an orifice is cut for the removal or insertion of the contents, asocket or catch, and opposite to it a screw; and in attaching to the capwhich covers the orifice two tongues, one of them passing under the saidsocket, while the other fits over the screw and is then held down by anut, which. keeps the whole cap secured over the orifice, anintermediate annular rubber plate helping to completely exclude the airfrom the contents of the can.

Into the cover A of the can B is cut an orifice large enough to enablefruit or other articles to be entered or removed. This cover is securedto the body of the can in any desired manner. On one side of the orificeis attached to the cover A a socket or catch, a, into which fits thetongue I) of the cap 0. Opposite to the socket a is also secured to thecover A a small screw, d, over which is passed or slid the lip e of thecap 6. An annular rubber plate, f, is secured to the lower side of thecap 0, and fills the space between the cap 0 and the cover A when thelatter is screwed down by the nut c.

When the can is to be sealed the lip b of the cap is placed within thesocket and the lip 0 passed over the screw d, which is easilydone, asthe hole in the lip c is somewhat larger in diameter than the screw, andhas therefore easy play thereon. As soon as the nut c is screwed downthe cap will fit secure over and com-- pletely close the orifice. Thediameter of the cap has to be so much larger than that of the orificethat the rubber plate will be permitted to rest on the cover A itself.The socket a fits closely over and around the lip b, as shown in thedrawings, so as to prevent the moving of the cap when screwed down.

The whole of this can, with the exception of the nut, screw, and rubberring, can be made of sheet metal, and it is, therefore, considering alsoits simple construction, very easily manufactured and cheaply made; andas it very effectively excludes the contents from the atmosphere it issuperior to all others heretofore made on account of its cheapness,simplicity, and efficiency.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the can B, socket a, and screw (1 with the cap 0,tongues b and c, and nut e, for the purpose shown, and operatingsubstantially in the manner herein set forth.

GARRET WILLIAMS. Witnesses:

'1. J. BLACKBURN, ROBERT N. J ORDAN-

